EMOTIONAL: Thomas gave a tell-all interview admitting his daughter Meghan has "ghosted" him (Pic: WENN )

And the TV star appeared to be so intent on getting the two back in contact that he later urged the father-daughter duo again on Twitter.

Responding to one viewer’s criticism of Piers wading in on the family drama, the TV star revealed that he too, had witnessed Meghan disappear from his life with no explanation.

“I'd happily speak to Meghan too, like I used to regularly, but she ghosted me after meeting someone more important”, he told one fan.

A second Twitter user told him: “As a journalist you know that one side of the story, is not the entire story. To investigate the entire story from all angles is essential. But that doesn't necessarily generate enough headlines fast enough for rolling 24-hour news of course.”

The typically forthright Piers responded: “I've never claimed it's the entire story. But I do know Thomas Markle's a good guy who was left to handle the world's media on his own when Meghan met her Prince, cocked it up, and has now lost his daughter to the royals. I feel very sorry for him.”